Sink.



F. H. CALDWELL.

SINK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14. 1907- v I 918, 124;. Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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SINK. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14, 1907.

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FRANK H. CALDWELL, OF CHATTANOOGA, TENYESSEE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 13, 1909,.

Application filed September 1%, 19071 Serial No. 392,931.

a citizen of the United States, residing at Chattanooga, in the countyof Hamilton and State of Tennessee, have mvented a now and usefulImprovement in Sinks, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawing.

My improvement relates particularly to metallic or porcelain sinkshaving a main approximately horizontal recessed or basin portion andhaving an upright back rising from said horizontal portion and adaptedto be applied flatwise against an upright wall.

The object of the improvement is to provide for such a sink a lateralextension adapted also 'to be applied to the wall to which the sink isapplied and to serve as a drain-board for draining water from dishes andsimilar articles, resting upon said extension, into the sink, saidextension or drain-board being manufactured as a single piece distinctfrom the sink proper, so that the sink proper may be used with orwithout said extension. And the extension is to be made in right andleft forms, so that it may be applied to either or both sides of thesink proper. In some situations there is room for such an extension atonly one side of the sink proper and in other situations there is roomfor such an extension at both sides of the sink proper. Thus themanufacture of only three pleces, a sink proper adapted for use withoutdrain-board, a lefthand drainboard and a right hand drain-board, willmeet avariety of needs. The improvement is also applicable to cornersinkssinks applied to the two upright walls in the corner of a room.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front perspective of a sinkproper with a drain-board at each side; Fig. 2 is a similar view of thesame sink with a drain-board applied only at the right hand side; Fig. 3is av perspective of the left hand drain-board shown in Fig: 1; Fig. 4is an uprightsection on the line 44 of Fig. 2;Fig. 5 is a frontperspective of a corner sink and a drainoard; Fig. 6 is a frontelevation, portions being broken away Fig. 7 is a section on the line 77of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a section on the line 88 of Fig. 4.

Referring to said drawings, A isthe sink proper, B is a left handdrain-board, and C is a right hand drain-board. The sink, A, is of aform heretofore manufactured. It con- I sists of a horizontal,approximately rectangular basin, 1, and an upright back, 2,'ris1ng ifrom therear portion of the basin. In the said back are two holes, 3,23, for applying I faucets in the usual mamier. As to its details ofform, said sink may, obviously, be varied. In the particular form shownin the drawings, an apron, 4, extends around the front and ends of thebasin and is curved inward around its upper edge and meets and uniteswith the outward-curved upper edge of the basin wall, said wall and saidapron being integral. Thus the front and end edges, rims, or gunwales,5, of the basin are rounded in cross-section.- The back,-2, is borderedalong the top and ends by a forward-directed rib, 6, which meets andunites with the rim, 5. The right and left hand ends of the back, 2, areapproximately straight and upright.

itself, complete and extensively used. Another form of sink, extensivelymanufactured, consists of a single piece approximafely twice as long asthe sink above described, and comprising a depressed portion or basinand an inclined portion serving as a drain-board. And to meet allconditions, said largo structure must be made in two forms, one with thedrain-board portion at the right and the other with said portion at theleft. The manufacturev of this relativelylarge structure in either ofthese forms is troublesome and expensive. First the forming of the largebody is difficult, and when failures occur the loss is relatively large,and subsequently the work of applying the coat of ename is much moredifficult than is the task of applyin the enamel to relatively smallpieces. Vfhether such sinks are made of porcelain or of metal, themanufacture of these large forms is difficult and accompanied with arelatively high ratio of loss through failures.

Turning now to the extension or drainboard, B, of Fig. 1, said extensionis a single proximate y horizontal flat )ortion, 7, and the uprightback, 8. Said ack has at its right an upright edge, 9, conforming to theadjacent upright edge, 10, of the back, 3, of the sink pro er, themeeting edges of said two backs aliutting in such manner as to form aclose or substantially invisible oint, the back, 8, being approximatelyas thick as the back, 2 and lacking the rib, 6, along said edge so thatthe adjacent portion of the rib,

The sink proper, as thus described, is, in

piece com rising as main elements the ap- 6, stands in relief withreference to the adj acent faces of both of said backs. The mainportion, 7, of the extension, B, is slightly inclined toward the basin,1, so that liquids falling upon the portion, 7, will flow toward andinto said basin. And said portion, 7, is extended rightward beyond theback, 8, far enough to extend across the adjacent portion of the rim, 5,of the basin, 1, and curve downward to form an apron, 11. From the lowerportion of the edge, 9, of the back, 8, to the front lower edge of theapron, 11, a rim or wall, 13, rises from the portion, 7, and extendsacross the joint between the backs, 8 and 2, and around the adjacentportion of the rib, 6. Along the front and left hand edges of theportion, 7, is a raisedrib, 14,

and said rib projects a short distance rightward of the right hand edgeof said portion, 7; and the lower portion of the part of the rib thusextended is provided with a recess, 15, adapted to receive the rim, 5.The drain-board, C, at the right of the sink proper, A, is a duplicateof the drain-board, B, excepting that there is a reversal of parts fromleft to right.

The sink and the drain-boards may be secured to the Wall in any suitablemanner, .as

by means of ordinary brackets extending beneath said sink anddrain-boards or by means of any suitable hanging or securing plates orother devices located between the backs, 8 and 2 and the wall, the sinkproper and the drain-board or boards being p'refer ably supportedindependently of each other, In Figs. 6 and 7, a plate, 16, secured tothe wall, has sockets, 17, above for the reception of lugs, 18,projecting downward from the upper portion of the back, 2, and ears, 19,

having an upright, transverse end face, said back abutting endwiseagainst the back of thesinkproper and said nearly horizontal portionextending beyond said back of the rain-board across the adjacent portionof the rim of said basin.

2. The combination with a one-piece sink pro er comprising a basin and abackas long as t e basin, of a one-piece drain-board distinct from saidsink proper and comprising a nearly horizontal main portion and a backhaving an upright, transverse end face, said back abutting endwise aainst the back of the sink proper and said orizontal portion extendingbeyond said back of the drainboard across the adjacent portion of therim of said basin and curving downward to form an apron. v

3. .The combination with a one-piece sink propercomprising a basin and aback as long as the basin, of a drain-board distinct from said sinkproper and comprising a nearly horizontal main portion and a back havingan upright, transverse end face, said back abutting endwise against the"adjacent upright edge'of the back of the sink and said nearly horizontalportion extending beyond said back of the drain-board across the adjacent portion of the rim of said basin, and a rim rising from saidnearly horizontal portion and extending across the joint between saidbacks.

4. The combination with a one-piece sink proper, comprising a basinand aback as long as the basin, of a drain-board distinct from said sinkproper and comprising a nearly horizontal main portion and a back havingan upright, transverse end face, said back abutting against the adjacentupright edge of the back of the sink proper and said nearly horizontalportion extending beyond said back of the drain-board across theadjacent portion of the rim of said basin and curving downward to forman apron, and a rim rising from said nearly horizontal portion andextending across the joint between said backs.

5. The combination with a one-piece sink proper comprising a basin and aback as long as the basin, of a one-piece drain-board distinct from saidsink proper and comprising a nearly horizontal main portion and a backhaving an upright, transverse face and abutting endwise against theadjacent upright edge ofthe back of the sink proper and said nearlyhorizontal portion extending beyond said back of the drain-board acrossthe adjacent portion of the rim of said basin and having a recessreceiving the front rim of the basin.

6. The combination with a one-piece sink proper comprising a basin and aback as long as the basin, of a one-piece'drain-board dis tinct fromsaid sink proper and comprising a nearly horizontal main portion and aback having an upright, transverse end face, said back abuttingendwise'against the back of the $111k proper and said nearlyhorizontalportion extending beyond saidback of the drain-board across the adjacentend portion of the rim of said basin and across the front portlon ofsaid rim.

7. The combination with a one-piece sink proper comprising a basinand aback as long o said basin and across the front portion of said rim, anda rim rising from said nearly horizontal portion and extending acrossthe joint between said backs.

8. The combination with a one-piece sink pro er comprising a basin and abackas long as t e basin, of a drain-board distinct from said sinkproper and comprising a nearly horizontal main portion and a back havingan upright, transverse end face, said back abutting endwise against theback of the sink pro er and said nearly horizontal ortion exten ingbeyond said back of the rain-board across the adjacent portion of therim of said 5'- basin, and means for supporting said sink proper andsaid drain-board.

9. The combination with a one-piece sink proper comprising a basin and aback as long as the basin, of a drain-board distinct from lsaid sinkproper and comprising a nearly horizontal portion and a back having anupi right, transverse end face, said back abutting 5 endwise against theback of the sink pro er P and said nearly horizontal ortion extendingbeyond said back of the rain-board across the adjacent portion of therim of said basin,

and means for supporting said sink proper and said drain-boardindependently of each 1 other.

Intestimony whereof I have si 'ned my i name, in presence of twowitnesses, t 1is tenth day of Se tember, in the year one thousand ninehunt red and seven.

FRANK H. CALDWELL.

lVitnesses: JOHN J. MAHONEY, i HUGH W. PoWnL.

